Interim Year-End Accountant: Audit & Consolidation

Accountable Recruitment; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / flexible working

Outside IR35 potential

Manchester based

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment are partnering with a Manchester-based organisation to appoint an Interim Audit/Financial Accountant for year-end reporting and audit coordination. The role runs to 28 February 2027 with potential to operate outside IR35 and a hybrid/flexible working pattern.

The successful candidate will support group consolidation, prepare statutory statements, and manage the external audit, reporting to the Financial Controller with pace and accuracy.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified with UK practice experience.
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements and group consolidation.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating external audits and managing audit deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Support year-end statements for UK entities and the wider Group.
• Take ownership of holding company management accounts.
• Run group consolidation with intercompany eliminations and FX translation.
• Coordinate external year-end audit with auditors, internal teams and tax advisers.
• Manage audit requests and ensure timely, accurate information delivery.
• Provide regular progress updates on the audit process to the Audit Committee.

Skills

ACA/ACCA Qualified

Group consolidation

External audit coordination

Excel skills

Education

ACA/ ACCA Qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accountable Recruitment are partnering with a Manchester-based organisation to appoint an Interim Audit/Financial Accountant for year-end reporting and audit coordination. The role runs to 28 February 2027 with potential to operate outside IR35 and a hybrid/flexible working pattern.

The successful candidate will support group consolidation, prepare statutory statements, and manage the external audit, reporting to the Financial Controller with pace and accuracy.